Guide to A BETTER GARDEN
Style at Home|March 2022
Take your horticultural skills up a notch this spring with a few simple tricks
TERESA CONWAY
Guide to A BETTER GARDEN

GROW HERBS AT HOME

Instead of buying bags of herbs, try growing them for a constant supply. Make weekly sowings in pots on a warm windowsill, starting in February. It’s cheaper and saves on single-use plastic packaging.

Know your soil

Sometimes whether a plant will survive or not is predetermined by the conditions of your soil. Buy a pH test kit to check the pH in different areas of your garden. This way you will know which plants will thrive and what, if anything, you need to feed your beds and borders.

REDUCE PLASTIC USE

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